1 Timothy 2:1 NIV

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 2:1-7

A. The priority of prayer for peoples’ salvation 2:1-7The apostle’s first positive instruction to Timothy regarding his leadership of the Ephesian church was that believers should offer prayer for all people. He gave this directive to emphasize its importance, defend its value, and clarify its practice."The ministry of prayer is the most important service that the Church of Christ can engage in."It [prayer] is the most dynamic work which God has entrusted to His saints, but it is also the most... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Timothy 2:1

2:1 intercessions, (g-10) Personal and confiding intercourse with God on the part of one able to approach him, as Romans 8:27 ,Romans 8:34 ; Hebrews 7:25 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Concerning Prayer, Thanksgiving, and the Place of Women1-8. The second charge to Timothy—to teach those over whom he was set to use public prayer and intercession.1. Therefore] in the sense of ’well then.’First of all] His first exhortation as to Christian men is that they should pray. Supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings] The duty of the Christian Church in the matter of intercession is to offer prayers for others, and to give thanks for good things happening to others, and for... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 2:1

II.(1) I exhort therefore.—Now Timothy was to begin to carry out his master St. Paul’s great charge—the charge which bade him teach all men to put their entire, their perfect, trust in the Saviour of sinners—by instructing the Church of Ephesus, in the first place, to pray constantly for all sorts and conditions of men. The detailed injunctions how the charge was to be carried out are introduced by the Greek particle oun, translated in our version by “therefore;” it may be paraphrased thus: “In... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

1 Timothy 2:1 St. Paul says somewhere, 'I exhort that first of all prayers... be made for all men'. Few souls are capable of that wide and deep prayer which embraces the interests of all the earth and all the Church of God. We limit ourselves too much; we look at our own concerns too closely; souls remain as it were folded back upon themselves, saddened by the monotonous view of their own imperfections and discouraged by their weakness. We must know sometimes how to shut our eyes to ourselves,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:1

Chapter 8ELEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP; INTERCESSORY PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING-THE SOLIDARITY OF CHRISTENDOM AND OF THE HUMAN RACE. - 1 Timothy 2:1THE first chapter of the Epistle is more or less introductory. It repeats what St. Paul had already said to his beloved disciple by word of mouth, on the subject of Christian doctrine, and the necessity of keeping it pure. It makes a digression respecting the Apostle’s own conversion. It reminds Timothy of the hopeful prophecies uttered over him at his... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

II. CONCERNING PRAYER CHAPTER 2 1. Prayer for all men and for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-7 ) 2. The place for the man and the woman (1 Timothy 2:8-15 ) 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Instructions are now given by the apostle. The first concerns prayer. “I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Timothy 2:1

2:1 I {1} exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;(1) Having dispatched those things which pertain to doctrine, he speaks now in the second place of the other part of the ministry of the word, that is, of public prayers. And first of all, answering the question for whom we ought to pray, he teaches that we must pray for all men, and especially for every type of magistrate. And this thing was at that time somewhat... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

We have seen in chapter 1 that the grace of God must predominate as the one principle of true blessing, and the one corrective when falsehood threatens. Chapter 2 now calls for an attitude consistent with this grace, in the face of all the inconsistency that prevails around us. Here is true Christian character in connection with the house of God: prayer is of utmost importance. This word "exhort" is the same as "charge" or "command" previously seen, a responsibility placed solemnly upon... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 2:1-15

CONCERNING PUBLIC PRAYER Chapter 2 is taken up with regulations concerning public prayer. First, he directs that intercessory prayer he made for all men (1 Timothy 2:1-7 ). What class of men is especially singled out (1 Timothy 2:2 )? What selfish motive on the part of the church should induce such intercessory prayer? And yet what higher motive is suggested (1 Timothy 2:4 )? What does this verse suggest as to the object of such intercession so far as those in authority are concerned? On... read more